superheroinen.
/ˈsuːpəˌhɛrəʊɪn/, /ˈsjuːpəˌhɛrəʊɪn/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌhɛrəwən/ A woman with extraordinary heroic attributes or superhuman powers; a female superhero (see superhero n.).
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1910 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 17 Aug. 6/2 Her [sc. Florence Nightingale's] last days were passed quietly in the friendly seclusion that a respectful public allows only to its super-heroines.
1938 Sci. News-let. 8 Oct. 240/1 A notable woman who admits she is no super-heroine and that she has on occasion been frightened while in the air.
1970 Times 22 Dec. 8 Miss Comic Strip will be..selected for her..desirability as an imaginary superheroine.
2000 W. Shaw Westsiders 180 Lara Croft—the large-chested superheroine of the adventure game.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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